Dust if you must...

Dust if you must,
but it might be better,
to paint a picture or write a letter,
to bake a cake or plant a seed,
to ponder the gap between want and need,
Dust if you must,
but there's not much time,
with rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
music to hear and books to read,
friends to cherish and life to lead,
Dust if you must,
but the world's out there,
with sun in your eyes, and wind in your hair,
a flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
this day will NOT come around again,
Dust if you must,
but bear in mind,
old age will come and it mightn't be kind,
and when you go, and go you must,
YOU, yourself, will make more dust!

Rose Milligan

Hokkaido Kudasai